Author Archives: ltufillaro

Visual Aesthetics – Final Thoughts

Posted on December 5, 2011 by ltufillaro

Where to begin? We covered a lot of ground in a relatively short amount of time. It seems like a long time ago we were shooting our self portraits, but it was only about three months ago. We moved at … Continue reading →

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Short Essays on Design

Posted on November 28, 2011 by ltufillaro

How To Become Famous Tricky tricky tricky tips about how to win design competitions. These tips seem to bend the rules, but in fact they simply play the system. The 1-second rule is one that should be applied to every … Continue reading →

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iPhone Interface Design

Posted on November 28, 2011 by ltufillaro

The iPhone was the first Apple product I owned. The design blew me away, it was so easy to use and intuitive and it hooked me on Apple products. Soon after I had a Macbook, and the rest is history. … Continue reading →

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The 31st Conversation on Design

Posted on November 12, 2011 by ltufillaro

I watched a bunch of those videos. The topics were too random for me to consolidate into one cohesive blogpost, so I decided to write about what inspires me to design. This way I can add to the conversations AND … Continue reading →

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Art of the Titles

Posted on November 7, 2011 by ltufillaro

The Shining The title sequence sets up this film perfectly. Form the very fist moment, you’re on the edge of your seat waiting for something to happen. You’re creeped out from the start, and it begins right there. Without that … Continue reading →

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Nightmare Land

Posted on October 29, 2011 by ltufillaro

Why? These short films were strange. I thought I missed something, so I watched them again. Nope: now I feel more strange, having been pulled into that dark wold for twice as long. Aside from the “what the hell” feeling … Continue reading →

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Bridge and Soldiers Response

Posted on October 23, 2011 by ltufillaro

BRIDGE. I loved this film. My wife would like it too, but I’m sure she would yell out, “What the hell! Do they kiss?” And that’s the hook of this film; where is this obvious tension going to end up? … Continue reading →

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Data Visualization

Posted on October 17, 2011 by ltufillaro

Making a good data visualization seems a bit like making a designer cake: the ingredients are just as important as the presentation. In fact, it seems like the recent awards given out encourage presentation at the expense of the ingredients, or edibility. Regardless, … Continue reading →

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The Story of—Wait she said that controversial thing!

Posted on October 8, 2011 by ltufillaro

I love The Story of Stuff. At my old job we had a Green Team and I showed this video on my day to chair the meeting. It went over well, and we had a good discussion about it afterwards. … Continue reading →

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Captured Insight, from Hillman Curtis’s Artist Series

Posted on October 2, 2011 by ltufillaro

“When [artists] find themselves in a situation where there’s an unaccommodating structure and it is an immovable you figure out some way to go over it or under it or around it. You don’t just stand there and say ‘ok I’ll … Continue reading →

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